Extruded combination door or window



Aug. 30, 1966 A. PIROZZI EXTRUDED COMBINATION DOOR OR WINDOW Filed June 10, 1965 a llll Illlll FIGZ INVENTOR AMERICO PIROZZI FKB-B BY 21%, M91, Jw/

ATTORNEK? United States Patent 3,269,452 EXTRUDED CGMBINATHON DOOR 0R WINDOW America Pirozzi, 984 E. 24th St, Paterson, NJ. Filed June 10, 1963, Ser. No. 286,797 3 Claims. (Cl. 160-90) The present invention apertains to framing construction suitable for self-storing type combination all-weather doors and windows.

An important purpose of the invention is the provision of simplified structure admitting of the use of a common extrusion for the principal framing or construction thereof.

It is an object of the invention to permit a single extrusion to serve as the entire door or window perimeter structure, requiring only mitering in appropriate lengths for convenient and rapid assembly.

A further feature of the invention resides in the provision of such a construction incorporating triple tracks, for glass and screen removable inserts, in precise alinement as a part of the perimeter supporting structure and relative to the adjacent sections to be mitered together. The track and extruded body are both mitered and welded where mitered. The triple track preferably accommodates two glasses and a single screen for yearround storage, such that for winter use the glasses are extended to provide a weather-proof storm closure, or the like; and for summer use the glassesare retracted to overlying positions with the screen covering the opposite half, enabling free circulation through one half of the door or window area.

For commercial installation, a typical door construction may comprise simply the common extruded perimeter framing member with the glass and screen filling. However, for some commercial installations, as well as the usual household use, the door will include a lower kickplate with the window area being proportionately smaller. In such an arrangement, the common extrusion includes a section omitting the track or from which the track is removed, which forms the lower portion of the door to accommodate the kickplate. Also, the lower lateral track supporting structure may be suitably recessed and nicked to receive the kickplate, such supports preferably being formed in separate dies and appropriate length pieces included for assembly with the common extrusion, the only difference being the recessed area.

Thus, the principal objective of the present invention is the provision of a simplified combination door and window construction incorporating triple tracks for dual glasses and screen storage.

The foregoing construction will be more apparent from a detailed consideration of the accompanying drawing, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a typical door incorporating the construction of one embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a view in section of the common perimeter extruded type channel shown including a dual glass and a single screen in its three tracks.

FIG. 3 is a view in perspective of a portion of the common channel as shown in section in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a mitered joint for the common extrusion.

FIG. 5 is a view in section of an extruded channel employed for accommodating a kickplate; and

FIG. 6 is a view of a detailed corner of the door of FIG. 1, to show construction in the absence of the triple track.

In FIG. 1 there is depicted a door construction which incorporates the present invention in the embodiment ncluding a kickplate 11.

Patented August 30, 1956 The principal framing structure includes the common extrusion 13, 13' and 13".

In FIG. 2 there is illustrated a typical cross-sectional view of the extruded structure common to sections 13, 13' and 13". Considering both the section of FIG. 2 and the perspective of FIG. 3, it will be apparent that the common channel 13" is made up of a hollow shelllike area 15 which lends supporting strength while decreasing the weight of suitable material, such as aluminum or magnesium, from which the common member 13" is extruded. Formed integrally with the hollow channel section are the triple tracks lying respectively between the flange-like ribs 19 and 21 and intermediate ribs 23 and 25. The overall channel configuration is, of course, strengthened by the flange-like extensions 19 and 21 and the intermediate ribs 23 and 25 are somewhat protected therebetween.

Felt 27 or suitable padding lines the ribs to provide weather-tight fitting for the glasses 31 and 33 and the screen 35.

In the simplest type construction for a storm door or window, the common channel type extrusion 13" would form the entire perimeter with the screen 35 and glasses 31 and 33 being supported in the triple tracks forming the inner edges of such a common framing member, with the sections thereof being suitable mitered together, as shown by the 45 typical miter 41 of FIG. 4. (It will be understood that mitering need not be done along 45 angles, but the structure admits of the employment of all conventional type mitered joints.) However, in the door construction depicted in FIG. 1, a kickplate 11 is added which adds to the cost of construction somewhat, because it preferably uses a separate extrusion in the form of the lateral framing member 14 shown in section in FIG. 5. The framing member is substantially the same as that depicted in FIG. 2 at 13" including generally rectangular framing structure including the hollow 15 with the flange-like edges 19 and 21 defining the outer track supporting structure and including identical inner track ribs 23 and 25'. The only difference is in the provision of the recess formed by moving boundary wall 43 of member 14 inwardly to provide a receiving area for the kickplate 11. The other boundary forming wall 45 is preferably nicked or recessed to receive the upper edge of the kickplate 11.

Also, when the kickplate 11 is incorporated in the structure, it is unnecessary that the tracks extend the fiull length of the members 1-3 and 13". Thus, in FIG. 6 the tracks along the inner or rig-hthand edge of member 13 are shown discontinued or severed at the level corresponding to the tracks of the member 14 (FIG. 1) to permit the lateral member 1 4 and hick-plate 11 to fit flush with the vertical framing sections 13' and 13". The lower lateral framing channel 13" may be identical to the common extruded members 13, 1 3' and 13", without the tracks or with the tracks removed.

While the invention has been illustrated and described with respect to the more complicated embodiment thereof, as a door and kickplate, it will be understood that the principles obtaining are equally applicable to windows and doors wherein the common type extruded framing 13 extends about the perimeter to form the same without any kick'plate 11 or lateral member 14.

Other and further modifications of the invention will occur to those skilled in the art, and accordingly, it is not intended that the invention be limited by the particular showing and description herein, but rather by the scope or" the appended claims, wherein:

What is claimed is:

1. A storm door comprising in combination a four section perimetral framing member out from a common extrusion and mitered together in box-like rectangular configuration; said framing member having four walls'l" enclosing a hollow, one of said walls being inclined relative to the wall opposed thereto; said framing member including triple track forming flanges integral with the inclined wall, in spaced apart relation therealong and extending inwardly of the box-like configuration at least along a major portion of the member, said flanges having their outer ends substantially normal thereto to receive and retain weather stripping adjacent to each flange;

said flanges being also mitered together; 'a nd'apair of glasses each approximately equal'to one-half of the area enclosed-by said member slidably disposed within adjacent tracks and a screening member of generally the same size as the glasses disposed within and'slidab-le alonganother track.

2. Closure construction comprising in :ombination a plurality of'segments of an' extruded framing member;

tiple section perimetral framing member out from a com- I mon extrusion and mitered together in rectangular configuration at corner joints; jeach' section comprising a hollow box-like channelhavingiat least one tapered wall; said framing member including along a major portion ofgitstl'ength'and formed integrally withs'aid wall triple track, forming flanges extending inwardlyof-the configuration and precisely matedalong twoof'the mitered joints; said ribs being spaced apart:.and.contoured to re-,

ceive and retain weather stripping filling at least a portion :of ea-ch space between the ribs; a latera-lvsectionfrarning memb'ehofjsimi-l-ar configuration as said member and including-a recessed wall; said -lateral member ex tending between opposite sides of the' 'framing member at an intermediate positionya kickplate.disposed within said rectangular configuration alongth framing mem-' her where the triple track is absent and along said lateach segment having a box like channel-body including spaced apart guiding flanges along its inner edge; said channel having atapere'd walland said guiding flanges comp-rising \a plurality of integrallyformed ribs extending in substantially paral-lel relation along said wall and wherein at least certain of the ribs are contoured to retainvveather stripping; s'aid'seg'rnents being secured together in open rectangular configuration amng the periphery thereof to outline a'closure; said 'ribsbeing disposed along the inner edges=of the member and secured to- :gether alongthe inner" periphery of-the rectangular configurationysaid ribs"defining"triple tracks adapted to receive glass -and screening inserts 'for'movement therea along; and'a pair of glasses' each approximately'onehalf the area'enclose'dby theconfiguration disposed with- "'-'1n and slida bleal'ong a pair of said tracks, respectively;

and a'screening member of generally the same size as 3 the glass'es disposed within and slidablealong a further track f 3 Y I 1 1 3:A storm door comprising in-combination a 1nul eral framing member against said recessed wall; and a pair of glasses each approximately equalto one-half of the area enclosed by said tracks slida'b-ly disposed'within a pair of tracks and a' screening member of generally 'the same size as the glasses disposed within and slidable along a further track. v 1

' References Cited by the Examiner VUNITED STATES 'PA-TENTS 2,336,835] 12 1943 HARRISON MOisELEY Pi-imary Examiner. CHARLES E. OCONNELL, Examiner. P. C. KANNANjflssistant Examiner-.7. i 

1. A STORM DOOR COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A FOUR SECTION PERIMETRAL FRAMING MEMBER CUT FROM A COMMON EXTRUSION AND MITERED TOGETHER IN BOX-LIKE RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION; SAID FRAMING MEMBER HAVING FOUR WALLS ENCLOSING A HOLLOW, ONE OF SAID WALLS BEING INCLINED RELATIVE TO THE WALL OPPOSED THERETO; SAID FRAMING MEMBER INCLUDING TRIPLE TRACK FORMING FLANGES INTEGRAL WITH THE INCLINED WALL, IN SPACED APART RELATION THEREALONG AND EXTENDING INWARDLY OF THE BOX-LIKE CONFIGURATION AT LEAST ALONG A MAJOR PORTION OF THE MEMBER, SAID FLANGES HAVING THEIR OUTER ENDS SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL THERETO TO RECEIVE AND RETAIN WEATHER STRIPPING ADJACENT TO EACH FLANGE; SAID FLANGES BEING ALSO MITERED TOGETHER; AND A PAIR OF GLASSES EACH APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF THE AREA ENCLOSED BY SAID MEMBER SLIDABLY DISPOSED WITHIN ADJACENT TRACKS AND A SCREENING MEMBER OF GENERALLY THE SAME SIZE AS THE GLASSES DISPOSED WITHIN AND SLIDABLE ALONG ANOTHER TRACK. 